Doug Ross

First responders can’t just rush into a burning plane to rescue passengers and crew. They practiced how to accomplish that as safely as possible Saturday morning. Porter County Municipal Airport Director Kyle Kuebler led them through an exercise that included […]

Glynn Bricker leaned on a shovel as he told about the July 15 tornado that hit Valparaiso. “We ran into the basement and heard a giant thud,” he said, later learning that his crimson maple tree landed on the chimney

The newly reopened South Haven Boys & Girls Club has had so many renovations that only one room still has the same dimensions it did before the $5.5 million addition and remodeling project began. “We’re thrilled with the building. We’re

A new skate park has been dedicated as part of a new $2.4 million Portage Township park on Evergreen Avenue. The 3.5-acre park is intended to meet a variety of needs with a trail, playground and baseball diamond as well

A Gary man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Maria Leal, 87, in a Portage apartment fire early Tuesday. Leal’s death was from carbon monoxide asphyxiation secondary to arson, the autopsy report from the Porter

The new $5.6 million Chesterton police station at 791 Broadway is now open for business. At nearly 11,000 square feet, it’s twice the size of the old cramped facility across the street. The new station is built on a former